The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-12-24
SHOT DEAD.
Two Prominent Men shoot Each Other
to Death in Farme.viIlc, Louisiana.


Two Prominent Men shoot Each Other
to Death in Farme.viIlc, Louisiana.
FARMERvILLE, LA, Dec. 2O.-A
most unfortunate personal iimcOlty
happaned here al about 5:l5 O'clock
this evening", by which two Of our
mes, prominent Gil zeus lost their lives.
There had bsen bad blood between
Jnuye J. E TrimbIe and James A.
Ramsey for some time, which had
been added to by personal question
involving the veracity of one bota.
They met ,his evening at the froot
door of. Stein & Co.'s store. Hot
words were spoken, and both, from all
accounts, drew their weapons. There
were some five or six shots fred, and
Jua ,e Trimble and Mr.. J. A. Ramsey
were seen to fall back dead. Both gen.
! tiemen leave most est imable families,
and the affair throws gloom over the
community.
There was large crowd present at
the shooting, and it is a wonder that
no one got struck from stray bullet.
Colonel Ed. Jonas, brother of Collector
J onas, had hole torn in his coat aHd
shir. by stray bullet. The difficulty
grew up as follows: AT mass meet
ing held at FarmervilIe on the 8th Of
| November, Mr.. Ramsey made
speech in which he sharply criticised
the Farmerville Gazstts for publishing
injurious statements concerning Gov.
T Nichols official conduct, and when
!, proofs OF their falsity were presented
j, had refused to make correction.
!. The Gazette, of which J. r. Trimble
was editor, in its next issue, assailed
the moral character Of Mr.. Ramsey.
On the eighteenth of November, ia
+ the Farmerville Advocate, Mr.. Ram
sey published card sgned by q num-
, Der of citizens Of Farmerville, certify
. ing to his high moral rectitude and
q integrity, and at the same time ne an
e nounced the fact that by reason Of his
' conscientious scruples he was prevented
( from appealing to the dueling code to
t wash out the affront put upon him BY
u Editor Trimble.
e The matter seems to have remsined
a in this condition until the two uaen
IS had chance meeting on Monday
k evening, when the fatal alteration
q took place.
e Immediately after the shooting was
O over the coroner impanelled jury
l. and held an examination over the
% body Of Jas. A. Ramsey, and after TAX
n ing testimony of witnesses rendered
l. the following verdict: That said Ram
sey came to his death by pistol shot
from the hands Of j. E. Trimbe. The
s. coroner and jury then proceeded Ia
a. hold an inquest over the body Of Judge
'e Trimbie and after examining severa
witnesses, verdict was held evel
until this morning and was then ren
dered as follows: That said ]. f.. Trim
, ole came to his death by being shot b,
parties unknown.
The bodies of the dead men wsr
rg removed to their respective home afte
h, the coroner's inquest. In examiniul
,e, Ramsey's remains, it was found tina
by he had received one shot near the hi
of and another in the heart, which cause'
an Immediate death. There was also
Ia pistol found in his pocket fully Loads
without any of the chambers dis
IN charged.
on Judge Trimb!o was shot in both arm
10 and on the left side Of his head in III
m. temple, and produced death sltBost 6
he once
err Both men fell after being shot
the close proximity to each other.
ent Judge Trim ble's revolver coutsine
m. discharged during the fight.
lis The funerals of the deceased too
The place this afternoon, Trimbls bein
W. buried by the knights of Honor an
sis- Ramsey by the knights Of Pythia
ced Our best citizens attended the f
let nerals.
hen Judgs Trimb!e was editor Of the G
to zstte and lawyer. He leaves wi
'ad, and seven children to mourn his los
My Mr.. Ramsey was prominent lawye
on a deacon of the Baptist church, al
the president Of the Baptist church. T
Ced leaves wife and two young chjldr,
2 of to mourn his loss. Both men are sad
way missed by the community ct large
g of we'll as by their relatives.
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